The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-23
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Provisions of the Measure as Passed
by Both Houses.

Provisions of the Measure as Passed
by Both Houses
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The Inter
State commerce bill, as agreed upon by
both houses of Congress, in its first sec
tion applies the provisions of the act to
any common carrier engaged in the
TRANSPORTATION of passengers wholly by
railroad, or partly by water, when both
are used under common control, manage
ment or arrangement through more than
one State or Territory, or from any place
in the United States to an adjacent for
eign country. 1t defines the term rail
road to include all bridges and ferries
used or operated by any railroad. All
charges made for any service rendered
in the transportation of passengers or
property, shall be reasonable and Just,
AMI every unjust and unreasonable
charge for such service is prohibited and
declared to be unlawful.
Section two makes it unlawful for any
common carrier, subject to the provisions
of this act to charge, demand, collect or
receive, directly or indirectly, from any
person or persons, other compensation
for the service rendered In the transpor
tation of passengers or property than 1T
charges, demands. collects or receives
from any other person or persons for do
ing for him or them a like and cOntempo-
raneous service in the transportation of
like kinds Of traffic under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions.
Section three makes it unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to the pro-
visions of this act, to make or give any
undue or unreasonable preference or ad-
vantage to any particular description OF
traffic. Every common carrier subject
to the provisions of this act shall, accor-
ding to their respective powers, offer all
reasonable, proper and equal facilities
for the interchange of traffic between
their respective lines. and for the receiv-
ing, forwarding and delivery of passen-
gers and property to and from their sew
eral lines and those connecting there
with. and shall not discriminate in their
rates and charges between such connect
ing lines.
THE LONG AND SHORT HAULS.
Sections and 5, the long and short
haul and pooling sections, are as follows:
s ction 4. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any common carrier, subject to
the provisions of this act, to charge or
receive any greater compensation in the
aggregate for the transportation of pas
sengers, or of a like kind of property
under substantially similar circum-
stances and conditions, for a shorter than
for the longer distance over the same
line in the same direction, the shorter
being included within the longer dis
tances but this shall lot be construed as
authorizing any common carrier within
the terms of this act to charge and re-
ceive as great compensation for the
shorter as for longer distances; provided,
however, that upon application to the
Commission appointed under the provis-
ions of this act, such common carrier
may, in special cases, after investigation
by the Commission, be authorized to
charge less for the longer than for the
shorter distances for the transportation
of passengers or property, and the Com
mission may from time to time pre-
scrlbethe extent to which such designated
common carrier may be relieved from
the operation of this section of this act.
Section 5. That it shall be unla wful
for any common Carrier, subject to the
provisions of this ct, to enter into any
contract, agreement, or combination
with any other common csrrier, or car
riCrs. for the pooling of freights of diff
ferent and competing railroads. or to di-
vide between them the aggregate or net
proceeds of the earnings of such rail-
roads, or any portion thereof. and in any
case of an agreement for the pooling of
freights as aforesaid, each day of its CON
tinuance shall be deemed separate of
fence.
Section requires that after ninety
days from the passage of the act every
common carrier subject to it's provision
shall have printed and keep for public
inspection schedules showing it's rates.
fares, and charges, and in addition to
requiring the railroads to give them pub
licity at all of the depots on their several
lines, it gives authority to the Commis-
sion, where it is proper and necessary,
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rates to other places beyond the lines OF
their several railroads. 1t also provides
that rates, fares, and charges shall not
be raised except after ten days of public
notice, but that they may be reduced
without previous public notice. Notice,
however, shall be simultaneous wilh the
reduction itself.
Section seven makes it unlawful fol
any common carrier to enter into any
combination or agreement to preven
the carriage OF freights from being cou-
tinuous from the place of shipment Il
the place of destination.
Section eight declares that any com
mon carrier violating the provisions o
this act shall be liable to the person o
persons injured thereby for the full
amount of the damages sustained in con
sequence of any such violation, togethe
with reasonable counsel or attorney Zee
The ninth section provides that pei
sons claiming to have been damaged b.
the action of the common carriers ma
proceed for the recovery of their DANA
ges either in the courts of the Unite
States or before the Commissions herei
provided for, but not before both tribJ
nails.
The tenth section makes it n penal o
fense to violate any of the provisions {
this act, and puts the maximum of tn
fine which may be imposed at the SUI
of 5000.
THE COMMISSION FEATURE.
Section eleven and following section
contain the commissio n features of tf
bill. They provide for commission